✈ LHR → PEK

LONDON → BEIJING IN 10H 27M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
10h 27m
Distance
5,066 mi
Or
8,153 km
Jet lag
31h

Flight from London to Beijing

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → London

How long is the flight from London to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,066 miles (8,153 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 27m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,066 mi

8,153 km · great-circle

Avg speed

780 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Beijing timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+31h

31 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~31d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1207 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1394 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 334 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.